Plinking 9mm

[Dowtom]

Two questions. I'm going to start reloading 9mm plinking rounds. First do you prefer lead cast or plated rounds? And second where is the cheapest place to get what you prefer. (I cannot melt my own lead. I have to buy)


Thanks in advance

 

[ted76]

You should just buy the plated bullets for reloading, no leading and almost as cheap, if you can't cast your own and lube them.

 

[Klunatic]

Everglades.com has good plated 9mm. The 147gr run great in my MG. I can reload 1000 rounds for 16.9 cents/ round.

 

[mopar92]

Do you have a Glock or other polygonal rifled barrel? If you do lead rounds shouldn't be used as they foul much easier and can make more frequent cleaning an issue. If you don't clean the barrel could lead up and possibly lead to overpressure issues.

 

[StickShaker]

Hy-Tek coated lead bullets seem to be getting popular. I got 50 as a sample but haven't shot them yet. I'm noticing a lot of YT videos of people applying powder coat to lead bullets.

 

[Dowtom]

How. Can I check for. Polygonal barrels? I don't seem to notice a difference.


I have a Canik, m&p9c, and a keltec sub2k, oh and a m9

 

[Praeger]

Leatherhead 9mm 147 gr bullets

Look at the Leatherhead 147 grain coated bullets. For 500 it's $.09 per bullet. Free shipping through June.

http://leatherheadbullets.com/9-mm-147-grn-tfp-500-ct/

I just received a shipment of .30 cal 220 grain for my 300 BLK. The coating works as advertised, very good consistency, and surprisingly good accuracy compared to Sierra Match King HPBT I've been using.

 

[BigT5g]

Bayou bullets.

 

[Praeger]

Everglades.com has good plated 9mm. The 147gr run great in my MG. I can reload 1000 rounds for 16.9 cents/ round.

http://www.evergladesammo.com/

 

[outrider58]

https://www.kingshooters.com/rnfp-bulk-p-49644.html

 

[Dowtom]

Also if I buy lead bullets is there anything special I gotta do? I heard something about lube? How about powder coated? I know plated I just load away

 

[mopar92]

How. Can I check for. Polygonal barrels? I don't seem to notice a difference.


I have a Canik, m&p9c, and a keltec sub2k, oh and a m9

Unload them and look down the barrel with a light, if you see lands and grooves its not polygonal. Hard to describe polygonal rifling but it looks like someone twisted the barrel. Alternatively you can look up your firearms on the internets and the manufacturer should list if it is polygonal or not.

 

[outrider58]

here ya go...

 

[Praeger]

Hi-Tek coating safe in polygonal barrels?

http://www.bayoubullets.net/about-our-bullets-1/

Bayou Bullets say the Hi-Tek coating is safe to shoot through polygonal barrels.

 

[Klunatic]

http://www.evergladesammo.com/

Yeah that's the one, messed up the link. About 9 cents per round, plated 147gr, total cost reloaded (powder, primer) 16 cents per round using 4g WSF.

 

[Dowtom]

Thanks everyone. I was able to find tite group for about 18/lb I think I might go with that. Also have been looking at all your options and it really opened my eyes to what's out there

 

[Dowtom]

I've been looking at those Bayou bullets and I'm really intrigued by the polymer coated bullets. They're less expensive and reports seem to be good.
Any thoughts on them, again only for high volume shooting. Are there any special requirements when loading a polymer coated bullet?

 

[Praeger]

I've been looking at those Bayou bullets and I'm really intrigued by the polymer coated bullets. They're less expensive and reports seem to be good.
Any thoughts on them, again only for high volume shooting. Are there any special requirements when loading a polymer coated bullet?

Nope. Size/Deprime, Prime, Expand/"Bell" Case Mouth, Powder Charge, Seat Bullet/Crimp.

Lather, rinse, repeat.

 

[jimbobborg]

My plinking and Steel Challenge load is 2.4gr of Titegroup behind a 147gr lead flat nose bullet. I get mine from Badman Bullets, buy 1000 get free shipping. http://www.badmanbullets.com/OnlineStore/proddetail.php?prod=9mm-147-Grain-FP-Qty-1000 I run these through my two CZs. Super soft recoil out of either pistol.

 

[Mikey]

I've been looking at those Bayou bullets and I'm really intrigued by the polymer coated bullets. They're less expensive and reports seem to be good.
Any thoughts on them, again only for high volume shooting. Are there any special requirements when loading a polymer coated bullet?

Disclaimer: I shoot for team Bayou

I absolutely love the 147gr Bayou Bullet. It feeds in everything I shoot, there is no leading in my barrels and they have been more accurate than all the plated bullets I have tried. I shoot a lot and have over 40K of them through my G34 without issue. The only issue I see people have is when they over crimp the bullet. If you break through the hi-tek coating you are basically now shooting lead and have all the problems associated with lead such as excessive smoke, leading and if really over crimped accuracy can suffer as well.